Five Nashville area companies made it onto this year's Healthcare Informatics Magazine 100 list. The list ranks companies based on revenue made from health information technology.

Topping the local winners was Franklin-based Spheris, which ranked No. 28 with 2008 revenue of $182 million. Healthcare Management Systems Inc. in Nashville came in at No. 45, with $68 million.

Rounding out the remaining three were Franklin-based Passport Health Communications in Nashville at No. 51 ($56.4 million), Healthstream at No. 54 ($51.6 million) and Brentwood-based Cumberland Consulting Group at No. 99 ($6 million).

This was Cumberland’s debut on the list. Founded in 2004, the 50-person company specializes in installing HIT software at hospitals.“As an up-and-coming company, Cumberland is proud to be recognized among the leaders in the health care IT industry,” CEO and managing partner James Lewis says in a news release. “Our growth is a great validation of our business model.”

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